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the lecturer; and the other two 12 by 25, one of which will have strong 

 tables all around, and the other fitted with closetS; drawers and shelves, 

 with sash doors, as above, all around. 



Sash and glass. — All the windows of every kind, size, and description, 

 in every part of the building and towers, both interior and exterior, v/ill be 

 fitted with square sash, set diamond-wise, and filled with the best Eng- 

 lish crown glass. The windows will be hung in frames with cords, 

 weights, and pulleys, and will be finished in every respect in the best pos- 

 sible manner. 



Inside tvindows^ balustrades, gallery fronts, carving, ^c. — There will 

 be two circular windows in the central hail (per plan of library) carved 

 of the best white pine ; also one triple or two double windows between 

 the Regents' room and the rear stairway, and 12 triple windows in the 

 clerestory of the west wing. These will be carved in the best manner, 

 of the best white pine, according to the directions of the architect. Ail 

 these windows will have frames and sash, and be filled with glass, as 

 described above. Their mullions will be of wood, painted four (4) coats, 

 to resemble the walls of the interior, and sanded. 



There will be open balustrades three feet six inches (3 feet 6 inches) 

 high, of black walnut, or of best white pine pamted and grained, as rmxy 

 be directed, carried all around the front of the galleries of the museum 

 and library, as well at the ends as at the sides, per plans. The balus- 

 ters will be circular pillars with turned bases and carved capitals, sup- 

 porting carved trefoil arches, over which a handsome moulded top rail 

 will be carried, per plans. 



The gallery front of the great lecture-room will consist of pillars with 

 carved bases and capitals, as above, supporting semicircular carved arches, 

 over and under which will bea large hook label mould well and deeply sunk, 

 all of black walnut. At the distance of two inches (2 inches) behmd this 

 arcade, a wainscoating of one inch black walnut boards, not more than 

 four inches wide, and set vertically, will be carried around to form the 

 front of the gallery, and from the top ot the label to this wainscoat a top 

 board of black walnut 1^ inch thick will be carried, to form a book board 

 lor the gallery front. 



'^I'he gallery front will be four feet six inches (4 feet 6 inches) in height. 



The gallery fronts of the chemical lecture-room will be framed of strong 

 3 by 10 inch timber, which will be wainscoated on both sides four feet , 

 (4 ieet) high, with f-inch black walnut boards, not more than four inches 

 in width, capped on the outside with a handsome label, and having a 

 label mould at bottom. And in general, all the work necessary to make 

 the gallery fronts complete, is to be performed. 



/Stairs. — The principal front stairs will consist of two double flights, 

 one on each side of the entrance hall. The steps will be five feet three 

 nehes (5 feet 3 inches) in width, and the well will be from eighteen inches 

 to two feet (18 inches to 2 feet) in width. There will be a 7 inch square 

 carved newel to each flight, with the sides handsomely panelled. 



The balusters will be octagonal pillars, with turned bases and caps, 

 having a semicircular arch with a irefoil head between them, and will be 

 surmounted by a top rail, 4 by 6 inches, handsomely moulded. The 

 stairs will have handsome coves and brackets hanging down below the 

 underside of the steps. The steps will be supported by wrought-iron 

 frames, properly put together to insure stability. The risers will be of 



